Recent progress towards economic and monetary union in Western Europe has highlighted the importance of regional policies, while events in Eastern Europe have focused attention on the role of finance in development and may lead to a substantial diversion of international capital…
Finland is one of the most rural countries within the OECD, and it is also one of the early adopters of a multi-sectoral approach to rural policy. The Finnish model of rural policy has been reasonably successful in achieving coherence among sectoral policies oriented to rural ar…
"Routledge Handbook of the Economics of European Integration provides readers with a brief but comprehensive overview of topics related to the process of European integration in the post-World War II period. Its short chapters reflect the most up-to-date and concise research, wr…
The regional and urban development policy of the European Union, or more precisely, EU Cohesion Policy, is undergoing change. This development is driven by the enormous changes in European regions and by shifts in thinking and analysis. The issues raised by the changes to region…
'Professor Philip McCann has contributed to a revival of regional and urban economics. His ideas and research have stimulated views about how regions and cities grow, and also how they can be better governed. He offers here another major contribution to improved regional policy …
The European Union and the regions
EMU and the regions
by Krugman, Paul R., La Dehesa, Guillermo de
fromOccasional papers / Group of Thirty
This volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainability -- the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the future -- that is signaled by disaster. The authors bring to light why land use and sustainability have been ignored in devising public policies to deal…
Focusing on recent regional policy and planning debates in all the English regions, this text uses a range of theoretical insights to examine major controversies such as : resistance to new housing on greenfield sites, whether to redirect or constrain economic growth in pressure…
Ideal for students and practitioners working in spatial planning, the Europeanization of planning agendas and regional policy in general, this book develops a systematic methodological framework to analyze changes in planning systems throughout Europe. The main aim of the book i…